JINYA Ramen Bar Tan Tan Ramen Review: Does It Hit the Spot?

🍜 JINYA Taste Test: Tan Tan Ramen

📍 Venue:	JINYA Ramen Bar
🍜 Dish Ordered:	Tan Tan Ramen ($22.60)
✨ The Broth:	Chicken soy broth with sesame essence & chili oil
💥 The Verdict:	A bit too salty this time around

It's Thursday, and you know exactly what that means: company-paid team lunch! The theme for this week's outing was comforting ramen. Thankfully, the sweltering weather we had recently (which shot up well above 25°C) dropped right back down to a crisp 16°C. It created the perfect weather for a hot, steaming bowl of soup.

Naturally, we headed straight over to our trusted team go-to spot, JINYA Ramen Bar. While I usually have my favourites here, I decided to shake things up this time and ordered their Tan Tan Ramen ($22.60).

The vibrant and nutty Tan Tan Ramen ($22.60) at JINYA.

According to the menu, the Tan Tan Men features a savoury chicken soy broth enhanced with a rich sesame essence. It comes piled with tender pork soboro, fresh baby bok choy, and a vibrant crown of shredded leek, all complemented by a touch of chili sesame seeds, a generous drizzle of chili oil, and thick, chewy noodles.

Unfortunately, it didn't quite hit the spot for me the way the spectacular Cha Cha Cha did a few weeks back. I ended up finding the broth just a little bit too salty. It was honestly a bit of a bummer because I am someone who consistently orders dan dan noodles whenever they are available at Chinese restaurants, and while I know they are technically different dishes, they feel like close culinary cousins!

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🍜 My Growing JINYA Ramen Bar Guide

Even though the Tan Tan Men wasn't my personal favourite, JINYA remains a staple for a reason. Over the years, I have tracked down and reviewed a massive variety of bowls on their menu. If you are trying to decide what to order on your next visit, check out my thoughts on the dishes I have tried so far:

• Creamy Classic Tori Paitan
• Cha Cha Cha
• JINYA Chicken Ramen
• JINYA Tonkotsu Black
• JINYA Tonkotsu Original 2010*
• Karaage Chicken Ramen
• Premium Tonkotsu Red
• The Red Garnet Ramen
• Spicy Chicken Ramen
• Spicy Creamy Vegan Ramen
• Spicy Umami Miso Ramen
• Vegan Red Fire Opal

What is your absolute go-to bowl when you visit JINYA? Do you like sticking with a classic rich pork broth, or do you prefer the nuttier sesame flavours like the Tan Tan Men? Let me know in the comments section below!